Xiao Han [Shooting Condor]

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Hu Xuanhu was taken aback, but still didn't understand. He turned around and said, "Why do you say that I am your apprentice, do you want to take advantage of me? I, Hu Xuanhu, are obviously Xie..." He suddenly remembered that Xie Yao's surname was also Xie , suddenly choked.

Guo Jing didn't understand, so he said in surprise, "Brother Yao, what are you talking about?"

Hu Xuanhu looked at Xie Yao with his mouth gaping, but he couldn't speak when he opened and closed his mouth.At this moment, Lu Wende came over with a few confidants, bowed to Xie Yao and Guo Jing, "Xie Daxia, why don't you come to my house as a guest tonight, and clean up the dust for you."

Although Lu Wende was the mainstay of Xiangyang's anti-Mongolian struggle, Xie Yao once heard people say that he was corrupt and reused private individuals, and attached himself to Jia Sidao, a treacherous minister of the dynasty, which was disliked by the righteous way of the world.Xie Yao didn't want to have a deep personal relationship with him, so he just bowed his hand and returned the courtesy. Lu Wende saw that he declined, so he also said goodbye.

This time Hu Xuanhu couldn't believe it, and said blankly: "Then... what did the official call you just now?"

Xie Yao squinted at him and said with a smile, "Didn't you hear that?"

Hu Xuanhu thought of his relationship with Xie Yao all the way, and the fact that the other party entered Xiangyang City, made friends with Guo Jing, and had excellent martial arts, he couldn't help but believe it.

Immediately, he burst into tears with a "wow", knelt on the ground, tremblingly holding the medicine box and said, "Xie Daxia, you...don't blame the little ones! I was trying to save face and pretended to be your chivalrous man outside!" Disciple, but I swear, I only boasted about this piece of cowhide, and I will never hide anything else!"

It was the first time Guo Jing saw a young man crying so miserably, like a big girl.Listen to him, but also understand.

Xie Yao quickly helped him up, and looked at Guo Jing, both amused: "Why are you crying so hard? I don't mean to blame you, on the contrary, I have to thank you for helping me heal Liangju on the boat. "

Hu Xuanhu couldn't help being startled when he heard his sincere tone.Previously, he only knew that the well-known Great Xia Xie was an old man who was over half a century old. Unexpectedly, he was such a middle-aged man with a wide range of people. He stammered and asked, "Master Xie...don't you blame me for pretending to be your disciple?"

Xie Yao glanced at him, thinking about the two of them getting along for more than a month, although Hu Xuanhu is timid and loves to cry, but he has a kind character, superb medical skills, and has a heart to help the world.On the other hand, the whole family of chivalrous men, although they all do good deeds to meet injustice, but when it comes to saving lives and healing the wounded, they are no match for a doctor.

Immediately, he lowered his face and said, "If you want me not to blame you, you have to promise me a request."

Hu Xuanhu wiped away his tears, nodded hastily: "Xie Daxia, tell me."

"Well... I accept you as a real disciple, are you willing?"

Hu Xuanhu dug his ears, thinking he had heard it wrong, his face flushed with joy, and he knelt down in front of Xie Yao and kowtowed, "I...ah, no, the disciples are naturally one thousand and ten thousand willing!"

Xie Yao raised his hand to help him up, and smiled at Guo Jing: "This time, he is really my apprentice."

Guo Jing shook his head and smiled, and smiled at Hu Xuanhu: "Your master is a hands-off shopkeeper. If you ask him to teach you superior martial arts, you will run away without a trace after a few days. In the end, it has to be me, the uncle. Difficult." It turned out that Xie Yao hadn't practiced the "Nine Yin Manual" before, so he couldn't hand it over to Ding Yue. Two years ago, he found Guo Jing and asked him to teach Ding Yue a few practical moves.

As a result, Guo Jing always made fun of it.

Hu Xuanhu glanced at Xie Yao, and smirked: "I don't like learning martial arts, as long as Xie Daxia is my master, I can wake up laughing from my dreams."

The three of them talked and laughed and came to a big house, only to see that the red silk wedding wax had been arranged, and there was a large box of congratulatory gifts in the yard, all of which were sent by famous people in the world.

Xie Yao said: "I came in a hurry, and I didn't prepare a congratulatory gift. Fortunately, the wedding is still tomorrow, so wait for me..."

Guo Jing had already expected what he was going to say, so he said with a straight face: "Have you ever seen your family get married and your family give gifts?"

"It's different. Fu'er, I watched her grow up. On her big day, it's impossible for me as an uncle not to give you gifts." Xie Yao paused, then continued, "Don't talk about this time, Xiang I didn't give rich gifts to my son and Polu when they were full moon, a silver dagger and a golden knife are really embarrassing."

It turned out that Guo Jing and Huang Rong gave birth to a son and a daughter four years ago, and they were named Guo Xiang and Guo Polu according to their discussion.Guo Xiang was a few hours older than Guo Polu, they were siblings, Xie Yao also liked these two new nephews and nieces very much, and often visited Xiangyang City.

Guo Polu was honest and honest, while Guo Xiang was mischievous and eccentric, but every time they saw Xie Yao, they kept yelling "Uncle Xie, Uncle Xie" and circled around him, waiting for Xie Yao to take out the ready-made food from his bag. Candied haws, pastries and snacks, the two left happily.

"Are you going to have sex with me?" Guo Jing pretended to be displeased.

"It's just a gift, what does it have to do with being born or not?"

The two brothers were at a stalemate, Hu Xuanhu laughed a lot watching it.At this moment, a little monk came in from outside the door and asked, "Excuse me, are Mr. Guo and Mr. Xie here?"

Guo Jing turned his head when he heard the words, stepped forward and said, "Both of us are here. Dare I ask this little master, which monastery are you from?"

The little monk clasped his hands together and bowed to him, and presented the package in his hand: "Young monk, I came from Tianlong Temple in Dali. Master Faxuan asked me to bring this to Daxia Xie. By the way, I wish Miss Guo and Mr. Yelu a hundred years Good fit."

Xie Yao was shocked when he heard the word "Tianlong Temple", as if someone had pinched his heart.It must be known that this Tianlong Temple is a sad place in his life for him. Looking at the package, he hesitated for a long time before reaching out to take it.

After weighing it, it turned out to be quite heavy.

Suspicious in his heart, he opened the wrapped oil paper, gradually revealing a corner of the red gauze, but it was a bright red wedding dress.And inside the wedding dress was a wrought-iron tablet, on which was engraved with "Xi Zhilian, the scholar of heaven from the first family", turned over the back of the tablet, and it was the death day of his deceased wife.

Xie Yao's hands trembled slightly, and he was almost unsteady in his grip. He tried to restrain himself and said, "This thing is enshrined in my meditation room in Tianlong Temple. Why do you use this?"

The little monk suddenly raised his hand and wiped the corner of his eyes, and blurted out his dharma name back then, "Master Wangxuan, you don't know something. Master Benxuan... he passed away. There have been many rumors recently, saying that The Mongol army has been attacking Xiangyang for a long time, so they sent troops to detour south to attack Dali in order to return the army and take back Xiangyang. Once Mongols attack Dali, Tianlong Temple, as the Huguo Temple, will not be able to protect itself. Master Faxuan knows that you value this thing very much. Please ask me to bring it to you before being taken down by Mongolia."

Xie Yao was startled when he heard the words, thinking of the two masters Ben Xuan Fa Xuan, he was worried: "When did it happen?"

"Master Benxuan passed away for many days, and now everyone in Dali City is in danger, Master Yideng has rushed away with his disciples."

Xie Yao's heart skipped a beat, Naguiyu Khan had just passed away, there should be a struggle for power within Mongolia, and the attack on Goryeo has not regained its vitality, so it would not attack Dali so quickly.After thinking about it, he rubbed the fabric on his fingertips. The wedding dress had already been dusted, and the bright red color had faded. Holding this wedding dress, he felt as if he had returned to the thunderstorm wedding night, heartbroken.

"Brother Yao, you..." Guo Jing guessed something, reached out and patted his shoulder lightly.

Xie Yao came back to his senses, smiled, and gave the monk the silver, asking him to return it to Dali. When things were free, he would go back to Tianlong Temple to have a look.

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Immediately, Xie Yao, Guo Jing and Hu Xuanhu left for a while, went back to the wing room, wrapped the deceased wife's coffin in a wedding dress, and pressed it under the pillow.

At this moment, someone suddenly heard someone sobbing softly outside the door, Xie Yao felt strange and pushed the door open.

The man was leaning against the pillar in the corner, and when he heard the noise, he turned around. His skin was whiter than snow, his eyes were full of tears, and he was dressed in a pretty pink dress. It was Guo Fu, who was about to become a bride.

Guo Fu's eyes were glazed over, and she felt dazed when she saw him, and said in a low voice, "Uncle Xie... Could it be that I miss you in my heart, so you come to miss me too?"

"Fu'er?" Xie Yao frowned, and asked, "It's such a happy day, why are you hiding here crying?" After speaking, Guo Fu could smell the smell of alcohol from the boss.

Guo Fu was stunned for a moment, then realized immediately, but looked into his eyes without answering.

Xie Yao was taken aback by her appearance, thought she was suffering from some kind of illness, so he raised his hand to feel the pulse on her wrist, but felt warm and strong, and there was nothing wrong with it.

"Although I can't see it, the newly recruited disciple's medical skills are extremely superb. Fu'er, you wait here, I'll go and call the Xuanhu." After Xie Yao finished speaking, he was about to turn around to look for the Hu Xuanhu, but suddenly the back of his hand Being held down, he couldn't help but froze.

Guo Fu bit her lip, looked at Xie Yao and said, "Uncle Xie, I...I don't want to marry."

Xie Yao withdrew his hand, only thinking that her youngest daughter was afraid of marriage, smiled and said: "Then Mr. Yelu is a good-looking talent, you will live a happy life if you marry him, what's wrong?"

Guo Fu lowered her head and kept shaking her head, "No, no, although brother Yelu treats me well, my parents also think he is suitable for me, but I...I..."

"What? Don't you like him?"

Guo Fu was taken aback when she heard the words, but she thought in her heart: Yeluqi has taken good care of her, and she is the only one who takes care of her all these years.But, what she cares more about is... Thinking of this, she raised her head, gritted her teeth and said, "Uncle Xie, you can elope with me!"

"Private...private what?"

Xie Yao was stunned for a moment, then took a few steps back immediately, and scolded with a downcast face: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Seeing him like this, Guo Fu felt a pain in her heart. She turned around and leaned on the pillar, and said in a sad voice, "Since I met you when I was six years old, I felt that no one in the world could compare to Uncle Xie. You will teach me the truth and tie me a lantern." , will save my life, and will protect me when Daddy scolds me..." She raised her sleeves and wiped her tears, "I know you care about Daddy and won't like me, but in the future, Fu'er will get rid of all the problems..."

"Shut up! You must have drunk too much and messed up your mind!" Xie Yao heard that her words became more and more inappropriate, turned around and left, and helped her find Hu Xuanhu to sober her up.

Guo Fu saw that he left resolutely without paying any attention to her affection, so she couldn't help crying bitterly.Uncle Xie, whom she misses so much, has always regarded him as the person she likes the most since she was a child. She only feels that no one in this world can be as powerful in martial arts as Xie Yao, and no one can be as affectionate as him. He treats everyone well. , caring for everyone, but it is too difficult for him to fall in love with other women.

"What's so good about a dead person? Is there anything I can't compare to her?" Guo Fu thought in her heart, and said it out of her mouth.She stared blankly at Xie Yao's wide-open door, and walked in.

Seeing the package under the pillow at a glance, Guo Fu hurriedly stepped forward to open it to take a look, but saw an old wedding dress neatly folded, and a hard thing inside was the spirit seat of Xie Yao's deceased wife.

Guo Fu was both excited and scared, thinking: If I wear this wedding dress, will Uncle Xie regard me as his wife?Alcohol strengthens one's courage, and alcohol makes one faint. She didn't have time to think about it, and quickly hugged the thing in her arms, bowed her head and left.

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Xie Yao hurriedly went to find Hu Xuanhu, but stopped just as he passed through the garden.

It was absurd and strange to hear Guo Fu's words, and I didn't understand why she would think so.But after thinking about it carefully, she has never really loved anyone in her life, and she doesn't understand the love between men and women at all. She misunderstood the love of her elders, and it is inevitable that she will have such illusions.

Xie Yao thought about how to break her thoughts, stepped out of the house in a state of distraught, and wandered around Xiangyang City.

Before he knew it, he strolled to the acacia tree.Looking at the big tree with luxuriant branches and leaves, Xie Yao missed him like a tide, simply sat under the tree, closed his eyes and concentrated on it. In June night, there was a breeze, and the evening wind brought the fragrance of flowers, his eyelids were heavy, and he fell asleep.

After the rooster crowed for the first time, Xie Yao woke up slightly, and opened his eyes to see that the sky was turning white, it was already the next morning.

He was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that today was the big day for Guo Fu and Yeluqi, as elders, he had to be there early, and returned quickly.

There were lanterns and festoons outside the Guo family mansion, but no gongs, drums, media, and ceremonies. Guo Jing and the Wu brothers stood outside the door to welcome the guests.Recently, wars have raged, and marriages are kept simple. I originally wanted Guo Fu and Yeluqi to get married on Peach Blossom Island, but it was also because Xiangyang couldn't hold back the veto.

Fortunately, they are all sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, so Yeluqi didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

Beggar gang disciples arrived one after another, and many people from all walks of life also came to congratulate him. Guo Jing saw Xie Yao at a glance, and hurriedly waved: "Brother Yao, where have you been?"

Xie Yao smiled, stepped forward and asked, "Xing Chong, A Yue, are they here?"

Guo Jing shook his head and said: "I haven't arrived yet, it's still early for the auspicious time, so don't be in a hurry." He only invited his friends from the rivers and lakes and a few disciples of the Beggars' Gang, Huang Yaoshi Xianyun Yehe, it's unknown if he can come ; Ke Zhen'e is old and sick, and has been recuperating in Peach Blossom Island with Sha Gu.

Xie Yao and Guo Jing greeted the guests outside the door, after a while, a young servant hurried over to report, "Thank you for the head, Miss Guo said... that she has something to look for you."

"This..." Xie Yao hesitated a little, "She is waiting to be married in the room, and only the matchmaker's mother can be seen, what should I do?"

Guo Jing, on the other hand, laughed indifferently: "Just go and have a look, Fu'er is getting married, so I must ask you, my uncle, something."

Xie Yao couldn't help it, sighed, and followed the boy around to the door of Guo Fu's boudoir.It was inconvenient for him to go in, but he knocked on the door lightly, "Fu'er, what's the matter with you?"

There were rustling sounds from the room, and after a long while, Guo Fu said in a low voice, "Come in."

Xie Yao's heart skipped a beat when she heard that she didn't call him uncle, but he thought Guo Fu's matchmaker was in her boudoir, so he pushed the door open and entered.

In the middle of the room is a big round table, with the curtain hanging down, Guo Fu is hidden inside.Xie Yao thought it was just right, and asked, "Aren't your mother and sister here?"

Guo Fu's hazy figure paused for a moment, and then she pushed aside the gauze curtain with a slender hand, and walked out slowly, "I sent my mother and the matchmaker away."

She lowered her head, her long hair covering most of her face.She was dressed in a brightly colored wedding dress, with gold thread trimmed cuffs and a skirt embroidered with bright red peonies.

The blood in Xie Yao's body seemed to be congealed at this moment, his eyes widened, tears filled his eyes instantly, and he looked at the Xifu in a daze and called out, "The Book of Heaven..."

Guo Fu trembled slightly, then raised her head, "Is that her name?"

Xie Yao looked at her face, which was totally different from Tianshu, and broke out in a cold sweat.But then a wave of anger welled up spontaneously, his palms trembled slightly, he was so angry that he couldn't speak, and Xie Yao couldn't bear it any longer, he slammed his backhand on the nanmu table in the room, only to hear a click With a loud bang, the table was shattered and shattered into a pile of rotten wood.

"What are you doing in this wedding dress!"

Guo Fu has known him for more than ten years, and Xie Yao has always loved her very much, and never reprimanded her loudly. She buys what she likes, and doesn't force anything she doesn't like.Although Guo Fu was not as smart as Huang Rong, she also knew that Xie Yao would be unhappy seeing her wearing this wedding dress, but she never thought that the other party would be so angry, she was so frightened that she took two steps back, and said falteringly, "Uncle Xie... ...I..." She shed tears in panic, "I thought I could replace her by wearing this dress, aren't you happy?"

Xie Yao felt dizzy for a while, and her eyes ached with red thorns all over her body.He turned his head away, exhaled to remain calm, and kept saying to himself, Guo Fu is still young, she is ignorant, he can't blame it for it, no, he can't... But who in the world can replace her!

Xie Yao was furious and emotionally agitated. Looking back at Guo Fu, he was crying, closed his eyes, and said as restrained as possible: "I am your elder, if you teach people to know what you do, are you going to make the world a joke?"

Guo Fu was shocked when she heard the words, she raised her head and said, "But... you once said that as long as you like it, you can be together, regardless of whether it's master or apprentice."

Xie Yao said: "But I don't like you." After a pause, he said in a deep voice, "I didn't prepare a congratulatory gift for you when you got married. This wedding dress is just my heart. Don't forget what happened today. Forget it." After speaking, he didn't stop walking, turned and left.

Guo Fu stared blankly at his back, chased after a few steps, but fell back, threw herself on the bed and finally cried.

She didn't know why she was crying, but she just couldn't help the sadness and embarrassment in her heart, just like a girl in Huaichun who showed her heart to the person she had always admired, but was ruthlessly rejected.She was crying sadly, but when she heard the door creak softly, it was closed and bolted.

Guo Fu was startled, she turned her head and saw Huang Rong standing next to the pile of rotten wood.

She sat up from the bed in shock and shouted blankly: "Mom..."

"What are you crying for on the big day?" Huang Rong asked coldly, her face sinking like water.

Seeing her expression, Guo Fu twitched her fingers uneasily, "I...I..."

Huang Rong asked again: "Where is the wedding dress I prepared for you? Why don't you change into it? Where can I find such a wedding dress?"

Guo Fu lowered her head in despair and did not answer.

Huang Rong took two steps forward, sighed suddenly, stretched out her hand to stroke her long hair, fetched a phoenix crown to put on her, and asked softly, "Is the weather good today?"

"The sun is shining brightly, very good."

"Is Yeluqi treating you well?"

"...It's great to say that he doesn't fight back, that he doesn't change hands when he beats him, and that he is more gentle and considerate to me the next day."

"Then why don't you marry him!"

Huang Rong's voice became sharp all of a sudden, startling Guo Fu, then raised her face tremblingly, shed tears again, bit her lips and said, "Mom, I know, but I like to thank you more..."

"Shut up!" Huang Rong bent down and looked at her eyes. As a mother, she was helpless and heartbroken, and said word by word, "He is older than you and has married a wife. Are you willing to be a sequel to someone? These, but he is your uncle, your father's brother from childhood to adulthood, and the head of integrity in the martial arts. If this is true, outsiders will only say that the uncle and nephew are unethical and unethical, and they want to ruin his reputation. , Brothers turn against each other, let your father, mother, grandpa... all lose their heads in the arena!"

What she said was well-founded, and Guo Fu heard everything clearly. She couldn't help shaking like a sieve, and tears rolled down: "Mom, you are right, it was Fuer who was confused for a while!" Taking it off, thinking of Xie Yao's heartless expression before leaving, he wiped away his tears and murmured, "From now on... I won't think about it again."

After experiencing this, Xie Yao felt depressed, and couldn't stay here no matter what.

Before the disciples arrived, he told Guo Jing that he wanted to leave.

Guo Jing was very surprised when he heard the words, he grabbed his sleeve and asked: "The auspicious time is about to begin, why are you in such a hurry?"

"This...well, Dali, yes, Dali is in a tense relationship with Mongolia. Tianlongguo Temple has a great kindness for me, so I will do my little bit." Xie Yao made up his mind, and Guo Jing also persuaded him to stay. I couldn't help it, so I had to let him go.

Before Xie Yao left, he pulled Hu Xuanhu aside, and whispered a few words about his senior sister and senior brother. Hu Xuanhu nodded hurriedly when he heard the name of Tianshan Shuangxia.

After explaining things in a hurry, he left Xiangyang with Lu Wei and went straight to Dali.